Some courses have early closing dates. This means that you must have the course as a preference by the closing date. Check the course descriptions, available through the course search for early closing dates.

Yes, put the course preferences in the order you'd most like them to be considered. Put the course you'd most like to do first, then the course you'd next prefer to do, and so on. This is because during the selection process, your course preferences are considered one at a time in the order in which you've listed them on your application.

If you're not selected for your first course preference you'll be considered equally with all other eligible applicants for your second course preference and so on.

Note that in some offer rounds, only first preferences (or consecutive preferences at the same institution) are considered. Also, not all applicants are considered in each offer round, and not all institutions make offers in each round.

Yes. Your preferences can include any courses starting in late 2014, semester 1, 2015 and the second half of 2015. Remember that your application will remain valid throughout the admissions period.

If there is more than one start date for a course, you will need to select your preferred start date. You can apply for the same course with multiple start dates; however, each start date is considered a new preference.

If you receive an offer to your first preference in one offer round, you won't be considered for your lower preferences in subsequent offer rounds unless you change your preferences.

If you'd like to be considered for other courses, you need to remove your first preference and put your new preferred course as your first preference before the closing date for the next offer round. Read key dates for closing dates.